Our community leaders to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude for working hard in the face of enormous obstacles to do the ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...

Leadership Memphis hosted the MLK Health and Wellness Day event as part of its multiday volunteer efforts around the city ...

Organizations across Houston plan to honor Martin Luther King Jr., the late civil rights activist, in various ways.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

Retail stores, restaurants, and many other businesses are open as usual, although some, including Patch, observe MLK Day as a ...

January 20 – marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in Memphis, Tn., in 1968. The holiday didn’t ...

By Dylan Deprey No matter the skin color, the geographic location or the religion, there are four words every American has ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched with Memphians against unsafe working conditions and unlivable wages for sanitation ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

It was just several months after last January’s celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of nonviolent resistance that plans were laid for this year’s event, ...